Palo Pinto County Hog Hunt Part 1

[DaveABQ]

Good hunt guys, definitely a hog problem, needs some more culling.

 

[Brian Shaffer]

I'm jealous, almost every time I go out only one hog comes out to play.

You know, sometimes things are just much easier when you have a single target. There is usually a lot less going on the worry about. You know exactly what needs to be done and how.

 

[gshock]

You know, sometimes things are just much easier when you have a single target. There is usually a lot less going on the worry about. You know exactly what needs to be done and how.

Yes ... simple is sometimes better!

I hunt with a friend who gets hyped up every time he sees hogs. We stalked a single boar in the field that has a feeder close by. I get setup to shoot the boar but then my friend says "OMG OMG OMG ... there is a pig at the feeder!!". So I scan to double check and it's just a raccoon ... made me lose my focus. We ended up taking down the boar though.

Then after we set down our gear to check the boar ... I let my friend use my thermal to scan for the downed hog and suddenly he says "OMG .. the boar is up, I just saw him stand up where we shot him". I know more than likely he is seeing things like he always does ... so I double check and see the hog down. It's frustrating since I have to go back to the rifle and get it setup and check if the hog is actually down.

I don't want to even get into the details of how he acts when we spot a big sounder. I need to start hunting by myself like TLM. Sigh.

 

[Oso Grande]

Some folks are that excitable in everyday life, that's always entertaining!

 

[rob072770]

Yes ... simple is sometimes better!

I hunt with a friend who gets hyped up every time he sees hogs. We stalked a single boar in the field that has a feeder close by. I get setup to shoot the boar but then my friend says "OMG OMG OMG ... there is a pig at the feeder!!". So I scan to double check and it's just a raccoon ... made me lose my focus. We ended up taking down the boar though.

Then after we set down our gear to check the boar ... I let my friend use my thermal to scan for the downed hog and suddenly he says "OMG .. the boar is up, I just saw him stand up where we shot him". I know more than likely he is seeing things like he always does ... so I double check and see the hog down. It's frustrating since I have to go back to the rifle and get it setup and check if the hog is actually down.

I don't want to even get into the details of how he acts when we spot a big sounder. I need to start hunting by myself like TLM. Sigh.

Still laughing on my goodness. He needs to,lay off the acid and or mushrooms.